Macau

We decided to take a flight out of Bangkok to Macau which is not far from Hong Kong by ferry (Hong Kong being our ultimate destination). Macau is a tiny once-Portugese colony which still retains some of its European flair. Its interesting how many churches exist here. Additionally, the old colonial style architecture is quite beautiful. The photo above is one of the famous churches in Macau...this one in particular, St. Pauls, now stands in ruins with only the facade intact.


Wandering down through the city from the high point of St. Pauls, we discovered more churches and cathedrals, as well as little spots of Chinese culture which continue to crop up over the decades and entertwine with the lovely European architecture. Victoria and I found this charming little traditional Chinese garden right in the middle of the bustling city. It was a great little enclave of quiet amidst the hustle and bustle of busy Macau.



We ended up at the Macau tower for dinner which is a restaurant not too different from Seattle's Space Needle. It rotates to offer 360 views of Macau which lights up quite colorfully at night. Victoria and I paced ourselves at the delectable buffet and limited our intake since we caught a glimpse of a huge chocolate fountain on the way in. I have to say, of all the amazing choices offered... scrumptuous Indian, live river prawns, a gourmet cheese bar, and even Singaporean cuisine, our favorite was a simple piece of pineapple run under the chocolate fountain. Just pure flavor. We were "serenaded" by a sweet little trio. As they continued around the perimiter of the restaurant taking requests, we took in our own little concert. My song request was "Let it Be" (one of my favorites) which I think they did a fairly good job on. Its a hard song!! I especially like the little guitar rift in the middle. Its fairly hard to get all the audio, but hopefully you can get a glimpse of how cute the little trio was.